Climate activists glue themselves to car dealership but complain when staff turn off lights and heating – LINK
MUSIC
Queen have sold their recording and publishing rights to Sony Music for $1.27-billion, making it the largest music rights sale – LINK
Justin Timberlake’s high-profile lawyer broke his silence yesterday, following the pop star’s drunken-driving bust in the Hamptons and wants to see what prosecutors have on his client – LINK
Post Malone’s country album is coming: he finally announced his sixth studio album, titled F-1 Trillion – LINK
The Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose nightmare continues: Weeks after Billy Ray Cyrus filed for divorce from Firerose, she responded with a divorce filing of her own, accusing Billie, of “extreme verbal, emotional and psychological abuse” – LINK
Jamie Wachtel Weiland, the widow of Scott Weilandis trying to set the record straight on the cause of her late husband’s death. She was on the Appetite for Distortion podcast, and said that while the coroner had to rule Scott’s death an overdose because drugs were present in his system, what actually killed him was that the main artery to the left ventricle of his heart was 95 percent blocked. She puts that down to his decade of heroin use and being a chain smoker his entire adult life – LINK
Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold thinks he’s too old for the ways of TikTok. He tells Kerrang that “since the advent of the Internet and the advent of streaming, we’ve basically been living in the Wild West,” and that Wild West includes trying to game TikTok numbers – LINK
Universal Music Group is going to offer their artists A.I. models of their own voices. Here’s how that’ll work: Individual voices will be replicated using machine learning techniques. The artist will have full control of his or her A.I. voice, and it will NOT be made available to the public – LINK
Jennifer Hudsonrecently found out she has 26 siblings . . . and she wants to meet them all. The singer, 42, is on this week’s finale episode of Your Mama’s Kitchen: Conversations from the Heart of the Homepodcast this week to talk about her family life and she told a story about finding her dad, and him confessing he had 27 kids – LINK
TV
The trailer forSimone Biles‘ four-part Netflix docu-series,Simone Biles Rising, is finally here! The series is set to debut just in time for the Paris Olympics on July 17. The Paris Olympics kick off on July 26. Simone will once again be going for gold in gymnastics – LINK
MOVIES
One of my favorite couples in Fameland is Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard. Kristen Bell is spilled some details on how they got to know each other: at first, they ran into each other at a party, and Kristen’s impression was that he TALKED TOO MUCH. Then they met up again at an L.A. Kings hockey game and started talking. Kristen says, quote, “I was chewing gum and he said, ‘Do you have any more gum?’ and I said, ‘No, just this,’ and I kind of coyly took it out of my mouth. “And he grabbed it from me, and he goes, ‘I’ll take it,’ and then he put it in his mouth, and I was like, ‘This guy wants to do me'” – LINK
Goldie Hawn would love to make a movie with her famous family before they all get too old – LINK
MISC
Elon Musk says two “homicidal maniacs” have tried to assassinate him in the last seven months. As a result, Elon says he needs to start working out more to protect himself … and he says that’s why he’s being more guarded in public and cutting back on autographs, etc – LINK
AND FINALLY Happy Birthday Chino Moreno!
Kerrang Magazine made a list of the best Deftones songs —
- My Own Summer (Shove It) (Around The Fur, 1997)
- Change (In The House Of Flies) (White Pony, 2000)
- Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away) (Around The Fur, 1997)
- Passenger (White Pony, 2000)
- 7 Words (Adrenaline, 1995)
- Knife Prty (White Pony, 2000)
- Tempest (Koi No Yokan, 2012)
- Teething (The Crow: City Of Angels Soundtrack, 1996)
- Leathers (Koi No Yokan, 2012)
- Lotion (Around The Fur, 1997)
FULL LIST – LINK
TV TONIGHT
Wednesday, June 19th
TOP TALK SHOW GUESTS:
- Jimmy Fallon – Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- Seth Meyers – Actress Lupita Nyong’o
- Live with Kelly and Mark – Actress Jada Pinkett Smith
DON’T MISS TV:
- The Price Is Right at Night(CBS)
- Master Chef(FOX)
- U.S olympic Trials (NBC)
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (ABC)
- Walker(CW)
- Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars(FOX)
- Dynamic Planet(PBS – series premiere)
- Hope in the Water(PBS – series premiere)
- Expedition Unknown(Discovery)
- Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction(Discovery – series premiere)
WHAT TO STREAM:
- Love Is Blind: Brazil(Netflix)
All listings are subject to change.
The Cardinals came up just short as the Miami Marlins pulled out their second consecutive walk-off win and handed the Cardinals a 4-3 loss in the series finale Wednesday afternoon at loanDepot Park. In the ninth inning, Cardinals rookie reliever Ryan Fernandez gave up a two-out single to right field by the Marlins’ Otto Lopez, and Tim Anderson scored from second base without a play at the plate as right fielder Alec Burleson mishandled the ball as he went to take it out of his glove to throw home on the play. The Cardinals (36-37) lost the series with Wednesday’s loss and fell back below .500 for the season. The Marlins (25-49) entered the series with the National League’s worst record. Cards take on the Giants at Busch Stadium tonight at 615pm. Matthew Liberatore fills in, but Marlins walk off Cardinals (stltoday.com)
City SC remains winless over its past seven matches, a franchise low. City SC’s last victory was a 3-1 triumph over the Chicago Fire on May 11. City SC (3-6-9) was held without a goal for the third straight match. It has gone 292 minutes without scoring.They lost 3-0 to the Colorado rapids last night in front of a sold out crowd here in City Park. They play Atlanta this Saturday again at City Park. St. Louis City SC comes up empty on offense again (stltoday.com)
The NFL and HBO will highlight the AFC North in the 2024 edition ofHard Knocksin-season. In the last few years, the league and the network picked one team to follow, and the fate of the show was tied to the club’s record. This season, The Bengals, Browns, Ravens, and Steelers will all be chronicled. NFL Films said the divisional choice gives them the “opportunity to showcase some of the greatest rivalries in football and present the intensity of a playoff chase from all four corners of this incredibly competitive division.” The Chicago Bears will be the focus of the traditional training camp edition ofHard Knocksstarting this August.
The kickoff of the2024 Paris Olympicsnears and residents around St. Louis will soon be able to cheer for their hometown heroes as they compete on the world’s stage. It all kicks off July 26. The kickoff of the2024 Paris Olympicsnears and residents around St. Louis will soon be able to cheer for their hometown heroes as they compete on the world’s stage. Here is the list of St Louisans repping the RW&B. Tyler Downs – perfect name for diver. Jayson Tatum – Basketball – Napheesa Collier – Basketball team captain and Emily Sisson – Track and field. St. Louis’ top Olympians headed to the 2024 Paris Olympics | ksdk.com
When Tony Hawk landed the first 900 at the X-Games in 1999 it felt like the pinnacle of skateboarding had been reached. Fast-forward 15 years and now we have a literal child dropping THREE of them back-to-back-to-back. This is a clip of Ema Kawakami, who competed atTony Hawk’s Vert Alertover the weekend. The Japanese phenom has been skating since the age of four, and already is turning the heads ofeveryonein the sport. Competing atVert Alertwas more or less a proof of concept. An opportunity to see whether or not he could hang in major international competition — and Ema succeeded beyond everyone’s wildest dreams. Ultimately the nine-year-old finished 6th, even with these astounding three 900s — but it was enough to get an invite to the X-Games later this summer. This 9-YEAR-OLD hit back-to-back-to-back 900s at Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert (msn.com)
TheFlorida Gatorsofficially have one of the TALLEST basketball players in the world. His name isOlivier Riouxand he’s 7-foot-9.(!!!)
Olivier is only a FRESHMAN, so there’s still a possibility he’ll get taller.
Right nowhe’s tiedwith former Chinese professional basketball playerSun Mingming, who’s also 7-foot-9. Sun is currently listed as the tallest PROFESSIONAL basketball player in the world.
And if you’re wondering who the tallest to play in the NBA is,it’sGheorghe Muresan. He’s 7-foot-7.Manute Bolisup there too, buthe’s been listed at both7-foot-7 and 7-foot-6.
(BroBible)
